Dilara Ekici

Dilara Ekici is a Social Policy Specialist focusing on Social Protection at UNICEF since December 2023, and concurrently serves as a CashCap with NORCAP, part of the Norwegian Refugee Council. Prior experience includes serving as a Humanitarian Coordinator with Norwegian Church Aid from April 2022 to December 2023 and as a Child Protection/Social Protection Officer at UNICEF from August 2018 to March 2022. Dilara worked at UNHCR as a Senior Resettlement Assistant and Protection Assistant from August 2015 to July 2018. Additional roles include a Research Intern at Transparency International and an internship at Refugee Rights Turkey. Academically, Dilara holds a Master of Arts in Human Rights Law from SOAS University of London and two Bachelor of Arts degrees in Applied Language Studies from Ghent University and Sociology, Interpretation & Translation from Istanbul University. Early education includes a Scientific Baccalauréat from Sainte Pulchérie Fransız Lisesi and foundational learning at Terakki Vakfı Okulları.